Thursday
I had lunch with today. I hadn’t seen her in about two months, so there was a decent amount of catching up to do. And we did.

After lunch, I made a fly-by to see for a little general BS-ing and insanity.

Tonight, , and I watched CSI “together.” Via AIM. It was nice to see the more junior members of the team… um, “teams”… not only get more face time, but also show them “thinking outside the box” in a manner that had previously been Grissom’s domain. Also, Wil Wheaton was one of tonight’s guest stars; he played a homeless person who was a murder suspect. He played the whole “wild-eyed, not-all-there” bit pretty well.

News
Morning Edition: Senate Tackles ID Theft
Morning Edition: Benefits of Arts Funding Questioned
Morning Edition: Dining in the Dark
Talk of the Nation: AIDS and Personal Responsibility
All Things Considered: American Stages – Women at the Creative Helm
All Things Considered: A Conversation with Barack Obama
All Things Considered: Yundi Li’s Passion for Chopin

BBC News: Madrid remembers train bombings
BBC News: Edmonton streets turn red as Mounties mourn fallen constables

Stray Toasters

  • The Incredibles comes out on DVD Tuesday. And it has special features… including the Boundin’ short that showed before the movie! Jackalope! I want it.
  • A few days ago, Jess was talking with her mother, who asked if she had heard anything about the spaceship that crashed in Utah. *boggle* Um.. no. Sandi then went on to say that there was a story in the Weekly World News about it. Naturally, this elicited hails of derisive laughter (“Australia, Australia, Australia, we love you! AMEN!”) from both of us.

    Fast forward twenty-four hours. We are shopping for groceries. All thoughts of Utah’s imitation of Roswell, New Mexico had vanished from our heads.

    Until we got to the checkout line. There it was. Big as day and twice as bright.


    Of course, I had to have a copy of it. I mean… maybe Barry Sonnenfeld was on to something in Men in Black:

    KAY and JAY are at a downtown newsstand. Kay is furiously searching through the tabs; Jay is standing behind him, a little embarrassed.

    JAY: These are the hot sheets?

    Kay pulls a copy of the Weekly World News from the stand and gives the guy a buck.

    KAY: Best damn investigative reporting on the planet. But hey, go ahead, read the New York Times if you want. They get lucky sometimes.

    JAY: You’re actually looking for tips in a supermarket tabloid?

    KAY: Not looking for. Found.

    He SMACKS the paper down on the hood in front of Jay, the pages turned open to a headline in typeface so large one would think it reserved for the Second Coming:

    Farm wife says “ALIEN STOLE MY HUSBAND’S SKIN!”

    It was like a trainwreck. A beautiful, black-and-white trainwreck. Not only was there a story about the so-called “Space Ark,” but… there were also pictures of some of the creatures that were being transported. (Astute observers might actually recognize some of the “alien” critters.) From there, I couldn’t stop reading. And gawking. Two other items that caught my eye were: The South Won the Civil War – NOT the North! (You have to read this one!) and Condoleezza Rice Makeover Miracle!

    Damn and a half! I might have to check this paper out from time to time now.

  • “Hey Alice, you remember that game we used to play in the supermarket?”

  • Joanne Ellen Mutch’s great commentary: Place Your Ad Here!
  • Excerpts from Orson Scott Card’s post about race and Hollywood.
  • They are showing an encore presentation of The Late Show with David Letterman; Will Smith is one of the guests. He and Dave interact well.
  • I just found out that Kris (middle member of the sibko) is going to Miami for Spring Break. Tomorrow. Color me a wee bit jealous.
  • : Take a look at this – Bedtime for Gonzo
  • After the Weekly World News-related ‘Toaster above, there was no way that I could pass this up:
  • New Line Cinema is reviving the Phantasm franchise. Hm…
  • X-Men Legends. ‘Nuff said.

Namaste.